# Bloom

> Metal NFC keycard you tap to lock distracting phone apps

Bloom is a stainless steel NFC keycard paired with a phone app for iPhone and Android. You choose the apps and websites to block, tap the phone against the card to lock them, and they stay locked until the card is tapped again, so leaving it in another room keeps them out of reach. The card is a one-time purchase, and the company says the app carries no subscription.

- **Category:** Focus Apps
- **Made by:** Find Your Bloom LLC
- **Website:** https://bloom.inc
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Bloom is a paid product, starting at $39 one-time purchase (card; the app has no subscription).

- **Pricing model:** Paid
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bloom Card | $39 one-time purchase per card | One stainless steel NFC keycard with lifetime access to every feature of the iPhone and Android apps. Sold with a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
| Bloom Pod | $59 one-time purchase | A magnetic pod for a desk, nightstand or fridge that locks apps with a tap of the phone, listed at $59 on its own product page. |
| Bloom Set | $59 one-time purchase, 1 Pod + 1 Card | One Bloom Pod and one Bloom Card together, shown at $59 with $98 crossed out and labelled as a 40% saving. |

Read from https://bloom.inc/pages/pdp?country=US on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bloom before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **25% off two cards, 35% off three** (Other savings): The Buy Now page prices 2 Cards at $59 instead of $78 and 3 Cards at $75 instead of $117, and adds free shipping on the three-card bundle. Source: https://bloom.inc/pages/pdp?country=US
- **20% discount for college students** (Education): Bloom's student discount page says its founders, two UCLA students, give all college students 20% off, claimed through a link on that page. Source: https://bloom.inc/pages/student-discount

## Key features

- **Tap to lock and unlock:** Pick the distracting apps and websites in the app, then tap the phone to the card to start a focus session. They stay locked until the card is tapped again. The card has no battery to charge.
- **Schedules and breaks:** Focus periods can be scheduled to start and stop automatically, and 5-minute breaks allow limited access, with settings for how often and how long breaks run.
- **Emergency Exits:** All apps can be unblocked without the card up to three times, and the FAQ says one more Emergency Exit is added every month.
- **Strict Mode:** By default, deleting Bloom unblocks everything. Strict Mode is an optional setting that prevents apps from being deleted while a focus session is running.
- **Website and content blocking:** Websites can be blocked as well as apps. On iOS, blocking an app also blocks its website in Safari, and adult content, in-app purchases and app installs can be blocked too.
- **Child Mode:** Parents can lock a child's apps and websites so that only the parent's card changes the settings. It prevents app deletion, turns off Emergency Exits and locks schedules.

## Good for

- People who keep dismissing software-only screen time limits
- Keeping social apps locked at work or in the bedroom by leaving the card elsewhere
- Parents who want a physical key to the apps on a child's phone
- Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription

## Worth knowing

- There is no free plan: the app is a free download, but the site sells its features as part of a card purchase from $39.
- Without the card, apps unlock only through Emergency Exits: three to begin with, plus one more each month.
- Phone only for now: the FAQ says MacBook and iPad versions are still in development. The iPhone app needs iOS 17.6 or later.
- Blocking of adult content, in-app purchases and app installs is listed as iOS only.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 3,390 ratings in the United States, read Oct 9, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6736728158

**Tags:** Site & app blocker, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Brick](https://toolgpa.com/tools/brick): Physical device you tap to block distracting phone apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bloom-vs-brick)
- [Unpluq](https://toolgpa.com/tools/unpluq): Phone app blocker with an optional NFC key fob. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bloom-vs-unpluq)
- [Foqos](https://toolgpa.com/tools/foqos): Free open-source iPhone app blocker using NFC tags or QR codes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bloom-vs-foqos)
- [Opal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/opal): Screen time app that blocks distracting apps on phone and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bloom-vs-opal)
- [one sec](https://toolgpa.com/tools/one-sec): Screen time app that adds a pause before distracting apps open. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bloom-vs-one-sec)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://bloom.inc/
- https://bloom.inc/pages/pdp?country=US
- https://bloom.inc/products/bloom-card?country=US
- https://bloom.inc/products/bloom-pod?country=US
- https://bloom.inc/pages/faq
- https://bloom.inc/pages/student-discount
- https://bloom.inc/pages/story
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bloom-conquer-screen-time/id6736728158
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findyourbloom&hl=en_US&gl=US

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/bloom
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).